Bartning v. Bartning

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura VisitacionLewis, J.), entered on or about March 18, 2004, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the petition of appellant for an order pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475 fixing the lien for his fees, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the petition granted and appellant’s lien fixed in the amount of $9,686.24.

Appellant attorney represented plaintiff in this matrimonial proceeding, including precommencement settlement attempts, from December 2001 through October 2002. After plaintiff informed appellant on November 1, 2002, that he…